A newsletter exploring technology, social media, and the future of the human race.
THE WORLD IS BURNING! Well, not quite. But it’s pretty damn close.
This newsletter is your best chance to stay informed about the newest developments in the world of technology and what they mean for us (humans).
They say the things that are closest to us are the hardest to see, and that is the case with our technology: It’s everywhere, invading every space, and taking away freedoms we never thought could be taken away. Yet we hardly critique it and seem to know next to nothing about its inner-workings or the people behind the tech. That is the disconnect that this newsletter aims to mend, uncovering some of the hidden truths behind the technological curtain while revealing the most important myths about technology in order to give you a new perspective on The Tech Effect.
Each newsletter will be different: Some will explore current news or ongoing developments in the world of technology, such as explaining how Facebook and Google’s advertising algorithms work and how they influence elections. Others will analyze thinkers and ideologies that pertain to the subject of technology, such as technological determinism, surveillance capitalism, cyborgs, and nihilism. Some will even feature interviews with experts.
Oren Weisfeld studied Media, Information & Technoculture at Western University before becoming a full-time freelance writer. His work appears regularily in The Guardian, the Toronto Star, VICE, Complex, Yahoo, CBC.ca, Sportsnet, and more.
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